diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 2c2cc5d..ad114ed 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -23,15 +23,15 @@ protos:
 --cpp_out="$(GRPC_GATEWAY_PROTOS)"
 
 NGINX_DIR := third_party/nginx
-NGINX_LD_OPT := -L"$(PROTO_LIB)" -L"$(GRPC_LIB)" -lgrpc++_unsecure \
--lgrpc_unsecure -lprotobuf -lpthread -ldl -lrt -lstdc++ -lm
+NGINX_LD_OPT := -L"$(PROTO_LIB)" -L"$(GRPC_LIB)" -lgrpc++ \
+-lgrpc -lprotobuf -lpthread -ldl -lrt -lstdc++ -lm
 ifeq ($(OS), Darwin)
-NGINX_LD_OPT := -L"$(PROTO_LIB)" -L"$(GRPC_LIB)" -lgrpc++_unsecure \
--lgrpc_unsecure -lprotobuf -lpthread -lstdc++ -lm
+NGINX_LD_OPT := -L"$(PROTO_LIB)" -L"$(GRPC_LIB)" -lgrpc++ \
+-lgrpc -lprotobuf -lpthread -lstdc++ -lm
 endif
 
 NGINX_STATIC_LD_OPT := -L"$(PROTO_LIB)" -L"$(GRPC_LIB)" \
--l:libgrpc++_unsecure.a -l:libgrpc_unsecure.a -l:libprotobuf.a -lpthread -ldl \
+-l:libgrpc++.a -l:libgrpc.a -l:libprotobuf.a -lpthread -ldl \
 -lrt -lstdc++ -lm
 ifeq ($(OS), Darwin)
 NGINX_STATIC_LD_OPT := $(NGINX_LD_OPT)
@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@ nginx_config_static:
 	--with-cc-opt="-I /usr/local/include -I $(ROOT_DIR) -I $(PROTO_INC) -I $(PROTO_SRC) \
 -I $(GRPC_INC) -I $(GRPC_SRC)" \
 	--with-ld-opt="$(NGINX_STATIC_LD_OPT)" \
-	--with-openssl="$(ROOT_DIR)/third_party/openssl" \
 	--add-module="$(ROOT_DIR)/net/grpc/gateway/nginx"
 
 nginx: protos nginx_config
diff --git a/init_submodules.sh b/init_submodules.sh
index 5382983..be70028 100755
--- a/init_submodules.sh
+++ b/init_submodules.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 git submodule update --init
 cd third_party/closure-library && git checkout tags/v20160911 -f && cd ../..
 cd third_party/openssl && git checkout tags/OpenSSL_1_0_2h -f && cd ../..
-cd third_party/grpc && git checkout tags/v1.4.1 -f && git submodule update --init && cd ../..
+cd third_party/grpc && git checkout 2b0ab320c12cb807cf05b3295b7017d0ccbf66f5 -f && git submodule update --init && cd ../..
diff --git a/net/grpc/gateway/backend/grpc_backend.cc b/net/grpc/gateway/backend/grpc_backend.cc
index c5e198f..5639b3f 100644
--- a/net/grpc/gateway/backend/grpc_backend.cc
+++ b/net/grpc/gateway/backend/grpc_backend.cc
@@ -72,7 +72,9 @@ GrpcBackend::~GrpcBackend() {
 }
 
 grpc_channel* GrpcBackend::CreateChannel() {
-  return Runtime::Get().GetBackendChannel(address_, use_shared_channel_pool_);
+  return Runtime::Get().GetBackendChannel(
+      address_, use_shared_channel_pool_, ssl_, ssl_pem_root_certs_,
+      ssl_pem_private_key_, ssl_pem_cert_chain_);
 }
 
 grpc_call* GrpcBackend::CreateCall() {
diff --git a/net/grpc/gateway/backend/grpc_backend.h b/net/grpc/gateway/backend/grpc_backend.h
index e00e05d..c059b9f 100644
--- a/net/grpc/gateway/backend/grpc_backend.h
+++ b/net/grpc/gateway/backend/grpc_backend.h
@@ -25,12 +25,22 @@ class GrpcBackend : public Backend {
   void Send(std::unique_ptr<Request> request, Tag* on_done) override;
   void Cancel(const Status& reason) override;
 
-  void set_address(string address) { address_ = address; }
-  void set_host(string host) { host_ = host; }
-  void set_method(string method) { method_ = method; }
+  void set_address(const string& address) { address_ = address; }
+  void set_host(const string& host) { host_ = host; }
+  void set_method(const string& method) { method_ = method; }
   void set_use_shared_channel_pool(bool use_shared_channel_pool) {
     use_shared_channel_pool_ = use_shared_channel_pool;
   }
+  void set_ssl(bool ssl) { ssl_ = ssl; }
+  void set_ssl_pem_root_certs(const string& ssl_pem_root_certs) {
+    ssl_pem_root_certs_ = ssl_pem_root_certs;
+  }
+  void set_ssl_pem_private_key(const string& ssl_pem_private_key) {
+    ssl_pem_private_key_ = ssl_pem_private_key;
+  }
+  void set_ssl_pem_cert_chain(const string& ssl_pem_cert_chain) {
+    ssl_pem_cert_chain_ = ssl_pem_cert_chain;
+  }
 
  private:
   // Create a GRPC channel.
@@ -53,6 +63,14 @@ class GrpcBackend : public Backend {
   string method_;
   // True if the shared channel pool should be used.
   bool use_shared_channel_pool_;
+  // True if ssl should be used.
+  bool ssl_;
+  // The file location which contains the root certs in pem format.
+  string ssl_pem_root_certs_;
+  // The file location which contains the client private key in pem format.
+  string ssl_pem_private_key_;
+  // The file location which contains the client cert chain in pem format.
+  string ssl_pem_cert_chain_;
   // The GRPC channel.
   grpc_channel* channel_;
   // The GRPC call.
diff --git a/net/grpc/gateway/frontend/nginx_bridge.h b/net/grpc/gateway/frontend/nginx_bridge.h
index e587c3b..1a4f84e 100644
--- a/net/grpc/gateway/frontend/nginx_bridge.h
+++ b/net/grpc/gateway/frontend/nginx_bridge.h
@@ -9,6 +9,11 @@ struct ngx_grpc_gateway_loc_conf_s {
   ngx_str_t grpc_pass;
   ngx_flag_t grpc_channel_reuse;
   ngx_msec_t grpc_client_liveness_detection_interval;
+  ngx_flag_t grpc_ssl;
+  ngx_str_t grpc_ssl_target_name_override;
+  ngx_str_t grpc_ssl_pem_root_certs;
+  ngx_str_t grpc_ssl_pem_private_key;
+  ngx_str_t grpc_ssl_pem_cert_chain;
 };
 
 #endif  // NET_GRPC_GATEWAY_FRONTEND_NGINX_BRIDGE_H_
diff --git a/net/grpc/gateway/frontend/nginx_http_frontend.cc b/net/grpc/gateway/frontend/nginx_http_frontend.cc
index 3cee228..fcb4fe1 100644
--- a/net/grpc/gateway/frontend/nginx_http_frontend.cc
+++ b/net/grpc/gateway/frontend/nginx_http_frontend.cc
@@ -68,6 +68,15 @@ ngx_int_t grpc_gateway_handler(ngx_http_request_t *r) {
   std::string backend_host(reinterpret_cast<char *>(r->host_start),
                            r->host_end - r->host_start);
   std::string backend_method(reinterpret_cast<char *>(r->uri.data), r->uri.len);
+  std::string backend_ssl_pem_root_certs(
+      reinterpret_cast<char *>(mlcf->grpc_ssl_pem_root_certs.data),
+      mlcf->grpc_ssl_pem_root_certs.len);
+  std::string backend_ssl_pem_private_key(
+      reinterpret_cast<char *>(mlcf->grpc_ssl_pem_private_key.data),
+      mlcf->grpc_ssl_pem_private_key.len);
+  std::string backend_ssl_pem_cert_chain(
+      reinterpret_cast<char *>(mlcf->grpc_ssl_pem_cert_chain.data),
+      mlcf->grpc_ssl_pem_cert_chain.len);
 
   // Initiate nginx request context.
   grpc_gateway_request_context *context =
@@ -78,7 +87,9 @@ ngx_int_t grpc_gateway_handler(ngx_http_request_t *r) {
   }
   context->frontend = grpc::gateway::Runtime::Get().CreateNginxFrontend(
       r, backend_address, backend_host, backend_method,
-      mlcf->grpc_channel_reuse, mlcf->grpc_client_liveness_detection_interval);
+      mlcf->grpc_channel_reuse, mlcf->grpc_client_liveness_detection_interval,
+      mlcf->grpc_ssl, backend_ssl_pem_root_certs, backend_ssl_pem_private_key,
+      backend_ssl_pem_cert_chain);
   ngx_http_set_ctx(r, context, grpc_gateway_module);
   ngx_pool_cleanup_t *http_cleanup =
       ngx_pool_cleanup_add(r->pool, sizeof(grpc_gateway_request_context));
diff --git a/net/grpc/gateway/nginx/grpc_gateway_module.c b/net/grpc/gateway/nginx/grpc_gateway_module.c
index 6ce818b..60bc4f5 100644
--- a/net/grpc/gateway/nginx/grpc_gateway_module.c
+++ b/net/grpc/gateway/nginx/grpc_gateway_module.c
@@ -74,6 +74,22 @@ static ngx_command_t grpc_gateway_commands[] = {
      offsetof(ngx_grpc_gateway_loc_conf_t,
               grpc_client_liveness_detection_interval),
      NULL},
+    {ngx_string("grpc_ssl"), NGX_HTTP_LOC_CONF | NGX_CONF_FLAG,
+     ngx_conf_set_flag_slot, NGX_HTTP_LOC_CONF_OFFSET,
+     offsetof(ngx_grpc_gateway_loc_conf_t, grpc_ssl), NULL},
+    {ngx_string("grpc_ssl_target_name_override"),
+     NGX_HTTP_LOC_CONF | NGX_CONF_TAKE1, grpc_gateway, NGX_HTTP_LOC_CONF_OFFSET,
+     offsetof(ngx_grpc_gateway_loc_conf_t, grpc_ssl_target_name_override),
+     NULL},
+    {ngx_string("grpc_ssl_pem_root_certs"), NGX_HTTP_LOC_CONF | NGX_CONF_TAKE1,
+     grpc_gateway, NGX_HTTP_LOC_CONF_OFFSET,
+     offsetof(ngx_grpc_gateway_loc_conf_t, grpc_ssl_pem_root_certs), NULL},
+    {ngx_string("grpc_ssl_pem_private_key"), NGX_HTTP_LOC_CONF | NGX_CONF_TAKE1,
+     grpc_gateway, NGX_HTTP_LOC_CONF_OFFSET,
+     offsetof(ngx_grpc_gateway_loc_conf_t, grpc_ssl_pem_private_key), NULL},
+    {ngx_string("grpc_ssl_pem_cert_chain"), NGX_HTTP_LOC_CONF | NGX_CONF_TAKE1,
+     grpc_gateway, NGX_HTTP_LOC_CONF_OFFSET,
+     offsetof(ngx_grpc_gateway_loc_conf_t, grpc_ssl_pem_cert_chain), NULL},
     ngx_null_command};
 
 // Module context for grpc_gateway module.
@@ -122,6 +138,7 @@ void *grpc_gateway_create_loc_conf(ngx_conf_t *cf) {
   }
   conf->grpc_channel_reuse = NGX_CONF_UNSET;
   conf->grpc_client_liveness_detection_interval = NGX_CONF_UNSET_MSEC;
+  conf->grpc_ssl = NGX_CONF_UNSET;
   return conf;
 }
 
@@ -133,5 +150,14 @@ char *grpc_gateway_merge_loc_conf(ngx_conf_t *cf, void *parent, void *child) {
                             p->grpc_client_liveness_detection_interval, 0);
   ngx_conf_merge_value(conf->grpc_channel_reuse, p->grpc_channel_reuse, 1);
   ngx_conf_merge_str_value(conf->grpc_pass, p->grpc_pass, "");
+  ngx_conf_merge_value(conf->grpc_ssl, p->grpc_ssl, 0);
+  ngx_conf_merge_str_value(conf->grpc_ssl_target_name_override,
+                           p->grpc_ssl_target_name_override, "");
+  ngx_conf_merge_str_value(conf->grpc_ssl_pem_root_certs,
+                           p->grpc_ssl_pem_root_certs, "");
+  ngx_conf_merge_str_value(conf->grpc_ssl_pem_private_key,
+                           p->grpc_ssl_pem_private_key, "");
+  ngx_conf_merge_str_value(conf->grpc_ssl_pem_cert_chain,
+                           p->grpc_ssl_pem_cert_chain, "");
   return NGX_CONF_OK;
 }
diff --git a/net/grpc/gateway/nginx/nginx.pid b/net/grpc/gateway/nginx/nginx.pid
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bb14973
--- /dev/null
+++ b/net/grpc/gateway/nginx/nginx.pid
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+181279
diff --git a/net/grpc/gateway/runtime/runtime.cc b/net/grpc/gateway/runtime/runtime.cc
index 70d57dc..a5f7f45 100644
--- a/net/grpc/gateway/runtime/runtime.cc
+++ b/net/grpc/gateway/runtime/runtime.cc
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 #include <algorithm>
 #include <cstdlib>
 #include <cstring>
+#include <fstream>
 
 #include "google/protobuf/stubs/common.h"
 #include "net/grpc/gateway/backend/grpc_backend.h"
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@
 #include "net/grpc/gateway/runtime/constants.h"
 #include "third_party/grpc/include/grpc++/support/config.h"
 #include "third_party/grpc/include/grpc/grpc.h"
+#include "third_party/grpc/include/grpc/grpc_security.h"
 
 namespace grpc {
 namespace gateway {
@@ -102,7 +104,10 @@ std::shared_ptr<Frontend> Runtime::CreateNginxFrontend(
     ngx_http_request_t* http_request, const string& backend_address,
     const string& backend_host, const string& backend_method,
     const ngx_flag_t& channel_reuse,
-    const ngx_msec_t& client_liveness_detection_interval) {
+    const ngx_msec_t& client_liveness_detection_interval,
+    const ngx_flag_t& backend_ssl, const string& backend_ssl_pem_root_certs,
+    const string& backend_ssl_pem_private_key,
+    const string& backend_ssl_pem_cert_chain) {
   std::unique_ptr<GrpcBackend> backend(new GrpcBackend());
   backend->set_address(backend_address);
   backend->set_host(backend_host);
@@ -110,6 +115,10 @@ std::shared_ptr<Frontend> Runtime::CreateNginxFrontend(
   if (channel_reuse) {
     backend->set_use_shared_channel_pool(true);
   }
+  backend->set_ssl(backend_ssl);
+  backend->set_ssl_pem_root_certs(backend_ssl_pem_root_certs);
+  backend->set_ssl_pem_private_key(backend_ssl_pem_private_key);
+  backend->set_ssl_pem_cert_chain(backend_ssl_pem_cert_chain);
   NginxHttpFrontend* frontend = new NginxHttpFrontend(std::move(backend));
   frontend->set_http_request(http_request);
   Protocol request_protocol = DetectRequestProtocol(http_request);
@@ -302,23 +311,72 @@ Protocol Runtime::DetectResponseProtocol(ngx_http_request_t* http_request) {
   return UNKNOWN;
 }
 
-grpc_channel* Runtime::GetBackendChannel(const std::string& backend_address,
-                                         bool use_shared_channel_pool) {
+grpc_channel* Runtime::GetBackendChannel(
+    const std::string& backend_address, bool use_shared_channel_pool, bool ssl,
+    const std::string& ssl_pem_root_certs,
+    const std::string& ssl_pem_private_key,
+    const std::string& ssl_pem_cert_chain) {
   if (use_shared_channel_pool) {
     auto result = grpc_backend_channels_.find(backend_address);
     if (result != grpc_backend_channels_.end()) {
       return result->second;
     }
   }
-  grpc_channel_args args;
-  grpc_arg arg;
-  arg.type = GRPC_ARG_INTEGER;
-  arg.key = const_cast<char*>(GRPC_ARG_MAX_MESSAGE_LENGTH);
-  arg.value.integer = 100 * 1024 * 1024;
-  args.num_args = 1;
-  args.args = &arg;
-  grpc_channel* channel =
-      grpc_insecure_channel_create(backend_address.c_str(), &args, nullptr);
+  grpc_arg arg_max_message_length;
+  arg_max_message_length.type = GRPC_ARG_INTEGER;
+  arg_max_message_length.key = const_cast<char*>(GRPC_ARG_MAX_MESSAGE_LENGTH);
+  arg_max_message_length.value.integer = 100 * 1024 * 1024;
+  grpc_arg arg_ssl_target;
+  arg_ssl_target.type = GRPC_ARG_STRING;
+  arg_ssl_target.key = const_cast<char*>(GRPC_SSL_TARGET_NAME_OVERRIDE_ARG);
+  arg_ssl_target.value.string = const_cast<char*>("grpc.test.google.fr");
+
+  grpc_arg args[] = {arg_max_message_length, arg_ssl_target};
+  grpc_channel_args channel_args;
+  channel_args.num_args = 2;
+  channel_args.args = args;
+
+  grpc_channel* channel = nullptr;
+  if (ssl) {
+    std::string pem_root_certs;
+    {
+      std::ifstream istream(ssl_pem_root_certs);
+      pem_root_certs = std::string(std::istreambuf_iterator<char>(istream),
+                                   std::istreambuf_iterator<char>());
+      istream.close();
+    }
+
+    grpc_ssl_pem_key_cert_pair pem_key_cert_pair;
+    std::string pem_private_key;
+    std::string pem_cert_chain;
+    {
+      std::ifstream istream(ssl_pem_private_key);
+      pem_private_key = std::string(std::istreambuf_iterator<char>(istream),
+                                    std::istreambuf_iterator<char>());
+      istream.close();
+    }
+    {
+      std::ifstream istream(ssl_pem_cert_chain);
+      pem_cert_chain = std::string(std::istreambuf_iterator<char>(istream),
+                                   std::istreambuf_iterator<char>());
+      istream.close();
+    }
+    pem_key_cert_pair.private_key = pem_private_key.c_str();
+    pem_key_cert_pair.cert_chain = pem_cert_chain.c_str();
+    grpc_channel_credentials* creds = grpc_ssl_credentials_create(
+        pem_root_certs.empty() ? nullptr : pem_root_certs.c_str(),
+        (pem_private_key.empty() || pem_cert_chain.empty())
+            ? nullptr
+            : &pem_key_cert_pair,
+        nullptr);
+    channel = grpc_secure_channel_create(creds, backend_address.c_str(),
+                                         &channel_args, nullptr);
+    grpc_channel_credentials_release(creds);
+  } else {
+    channel = grpc_insecure_channel_create(backend_address.c_str(),
+                                           &channel_args, nullptr);
+  }
+
   if (use_shared_channel_pool) {
     grpc_backend_channels_.insert(
         std::pair<string, grpc_channel*>(backend_address, channel));
diff --git a/net/grpc/gateway/runtime/runtime.h b/net/grpc/gateway/runtime/runtime.h
index 51c8e7a..41ce87e 100644
--- a/net/grpc/gateway/runtime/runtime.h
+++ b/net/grpc/gateway/runtime/runtime.h
@@ -42,7 +42,10 @@ class Runtime {
       ngx_http_request_t *http_request, const string &backend_address,
       const string &host, const string &backend_method,
       const ngx_flag_t &channel_reuse,
-      const ngx_msec_t &client_liveness_detection_interval);
+      const ngx_msec_t &client_liveness_detection_interval,
+      const ngx_flag_t &backend_ssl, const string &backend_ssl_pem_root_certs,
+      const string &backend_ssl_pem_private_key,
+      const string &backend_ssl_pem_cert_chain);
 
   // Returns the GRPC completion queue.
   grpc_completion_queue *grpc_event_queue() {
@@ -52,7 +55,10 @@ class Runtime {
   // Returns the GRPC backend channel for the given backend address, creates new
   // channel if needed.
   grpc_channel *GetBackendChannel(const std::string &backend_address,
-                                  bool use_shared_channel_pool);
+                                  bool use_shared_channel_pool, bool ssl,
+                                  const std::string &ssl_pem_root_certs,
+                                  const std::string &ssl_pem_private_key,
+                                  const std::string &ssl_pem_cert_chain);
 
  private:
   Runtime();